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What to eat in Western Ukraine? Top 5 Western Ukrainian Foods

Last update: Sun Feb 16 2025
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Side Dish

WESTERN UKRAINE, Ukraine
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Shukhy is a traditional Christmas dish originating from western Ukraine, where it's often cooked by Hutsul highlanders. The dish is usually made with a combination of wild mushrooms, beetroot, rapeseed oil, shallots, red wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper.


The beetroot is boiled until tender, drained, cooled, cut into slices, and then into strips. The shallots are sautéed in oil over low heat and then mixed with the soaked mushrooms, vinegar, and garlic. The mixture is taken off the heat and seasoned with salt and pepper. 
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Casserole

WESTERN UKRAINE, Ukraine
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White mushrooms à la Hutsul is a traditional dish originating from the western parts of the country. The dish is usually made with a combination of white mushrooms, onions, butter, cream, flour, hard cheese, salt, and pepper. The mushrooms are boiled and cut into smaller pieces.


The onions are chopped and fried in butter until golden. The mushrooms are added to the pan, the mixture is seasoned with salt and pepper, and it's fried for a few more minutes. The mushroom-onion mixture is placed into a clay or ceramic pot and it's covered with a sauce consisting of flour, butter, and cream. 
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Potato Dish

TERNOPIL, Ukraine
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Tovchanka is a traditional side dish originating from the Ternopil region. The dish is usually made with a combination of potatoes, beans, poppy seeds, onions, sugar, salt, and pepper. The beans are soaked in water and boiled until tender. The potatoes are peeled, cut, boiled in salted water, and added to the beans.


The poppy seeds are soaked in warm water, ground, and added to the potatoes and beans. The mixture is enriched with finely chopped onions, sugar, salt, and pepper. It is pounded and mashed until everything is well-blended. If the dish is thick, a bit of leftover cooking water from the potatoes can be added to make it a bit thinner.

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Turkey Dish

VOLYN OBLAST, Ukraine
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Mazuryky are traditional Ukrainian sausage-shaped meat patties that are especially popular in Volyn and northwestern Ukraine. They're usually made with a combination of ground turkey meat, cheese, eggs, butter, milk, garlic, flour, salt, and pepper.


The ground meat is mixed with grated cheese, milk, eggs, butter, salt, and pepper. The mixture is shaped into small sausages that are rolled in flour and fried in butter until golden and fully cooked. Once done, mazuryky are sprinkled with finely chopped garlic and served hot, typically with boiled potatoes or potato pancakes (deruny) as accompaniments.

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Salad

BUKOVINA, Ukraine
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Hutsul varya is a traditional salad originating from Bukovyna. The salad is usually made with a combination of beets, prunes, sauerkraut, onions, white beans, oil, salt, and black pepper. The beets are baked or boiled, peeled, grated, and cut into cubes.


The beans are soaked in water and boiled until tender. The prunes are soaked in hot water and cut into strips, while the onions are cut into half-rings. The ingredients are then simply mixed in a bowl, seasoned with salt and pepper, and drizzled with oil before serving. 

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